Hair ornament.



W. I. HINES.

HAIR ORNAMENT.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.12, 1910.

1,020,424, Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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WILLIAM J. HINES, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 PURITAN COMB COMPANY, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHU- SETTS.

HAIR ORNAMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1,020,424. Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Application filed November 12, 1910. Serial No. 591,993.

near one end to which the metal is desired. to be secured, is provided with a plate as 11 of nonmetallic material which can readily be cemented or otherwise firmly secured to the barrette. In the form shown,

To'all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILLIAM J. Hines, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hair Ornament, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a method of uniting metal with celluloid and to a new and improved article of manufacture made by said method, said article of manufacture preferably consisting of a hair ornament having a tongue or pin mounted thereon.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple and convenient method whereby a metal, particularly a wire, member having two legs, can be permanently secured to the back of a barrette or the like made of celluloid or similar material; to provide an article of that description with it is of celluloid and has two parallel grooves 12 on the back thereof. These grooves are offset at 13 in opposite diverging directions. A metallic tongue retaining the pin 20 preferably is formed of a single piece of wire bent double at the end so as to form a loop and two parallel legs 15. These legs are reversly bent at 16 and their end portions are inserted in the grooves in the plate 11. At their extreme ends they are bent outwardly at 17 so as to fit in the off-set portion 13 of the grooves. This being accomplished, the plate 11 is cemented or secured in any other desired way, to the plane surface of the back a tongue made of metal or wire for retainof the barrette. As the wire itself fits in m the end of a fastening pin in accordance the grooves, and as the bent ends fit in the with said method; to provide the same artioff-set portions, it will be seen that the wire in position without cementotherwise directly uniting it with the celluloid. There is no difficulty about cementing or otherwise securing one piece of celluloid to another; consequently, the metallic member will be firmly and per"- manently held in position. In the present case, the tongue is provided with an inward bend 27 near the top thereof and the plate 11 is provided with a projecting rib 18 directly under it. Back of the projecting rib on the celluloid piece is a groove 19. The space between the projections 27 and 18 is narrower than the width of the fastening pin 20. Consequently, as that pin is forced in under the tongue, that will yield by its natural resiliency and will then spring back and firmly hold the pin very securely in the At the other end of the barrette is firmly secured cle with a wire loop to which said pin can mg the wire or be pivoted; and to provide a new and improved device for holding the end of the fastening pin.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a barrette showing the preferred form of this inven tion applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same on enlarged scale, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

As is well understood in this art, the union of metal with celluloid is a matter of considerable difficulty. Many ways have been proposed for doing it but so far as I am aware, they are all faulty in one or more groove 19. respects. One of the most common difficulthe same principle is shown as carried out ties is that the metal is not firmly united to by the use of a celluloid plate 21 cemented the celluloid but soon becomes loose sothat to the rear surface of the barrette and a the value 0 the article is destroyed. Conmetallic wire loop 22 secured in position in siderable difficulty, also, has been encounthe manner above described. This loop is tered in providing for properly retaining the end of the fastening pin with which the ordinary barrette is provided. To overcome these and other difficulties, this invention is carried out as follows 1- The back of the barrette or other hair ornament 10 having as usual a plane surface used as a pivot or holding and retaining device for the pin 20 in a well known way and as illustrated. It is to be observed that the principle is carried out somewhat differently in detail however, as in this case the ends of the legs of the loop are in the plane of the legs and extend therefrom in oppo- 1 1 or holding device for site directions while in the other case the ends 17 extend parallel to each other at right angles to the plane of the legs 16. The effect is substantially the same however.

The invention can be carried out in many other ways, as will be readily understood, and applied to numerous other articles and barrettes. It can be also applied to materials similar to celluloid which can be cemented or secured to like substances.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention 1 am aware that many modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction shown and described, but

l/Vhat I do claim is z 1. As an article of manufacture, a hair ornament having a piece of non-metallic material secured to the surface thereof, said piece of non-metallic material being pro vided with a groove in the surface thereof ornament,

whereby the metal piece is secured in position.

2. As an article of manufacture, a celluloid hair ornament having a plane surface, a piece of celluloid secured thereon and havmg ornament, said groove having an off-setportion at one edge, and a piece of metal extending along said groove and bent at the end to extend into the off-set portion and projecting from said piece of celluloid at the opposite edge thereof.

3. As an article of manufacture, a barrette having tending over reversely and extending between the plate and the surface of the barrette and secured to the barrette by the plate, the outer portion of said tongue being bent inwardly near the end toward the plate and the plate having a projecting portion in registration with said inward bend and a groove beyond said projecting portion for retaininga pin or tongue.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM J. HINES. WVitnesses ALSTON L. VVALTER P.

PRnsToN, HIoKs.

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